by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
Ask students to work in pairs to explore Parvana’s relationship with her mother. They could present their findings through an enacted scene from the novel or an improvised scene (with a written introduction), an exchange of emails, monologues, an essay or a letter to...
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
What do you think of the last paragraph of the book?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
What do Parvana and Shauzia decide to do? Does their decision surprise you? What would you have done?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
Why does Parvana feel compelled to return to the ruins of the school? What would you have told her to do? What happens to her when she gets there?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 26, 2026
We learn that it was Shauzia who had told Parvana to “say nothing … not a word” (page 191) if she were captured. What do you think of her advice?
